Sai’s latest and quite possibly - final album, "Though We Meet But Once", is a mesmerizing plunge into the uncharted depths of experimental ambient heavy guitar music. A masterclass in contrast and complexity, the record fuses monolithic, down-tuned guitars with sprawling ambient textures, navigating a sonic terrain that’s as pummelling as it is transcendent - a final recollection of all previous works and releases throughout the years.

Each track unfolds like a shifting landscape - built on polymetric foundations that disorient and hypnotize. Time signatures collide and realign with fluidity, pulling the listener into a rhythmic undertow that never settles, always evolves. Yet, amidst the technical intricacy, there’s a raw emotional thread: a sense of existential weight, of fleeting connections and irreversible change.

The ambient elements breathe between the cracks of growling distortion - ghostly synths, reverb-soaked feedback, and field recordings stretch time and space, offering moments of reflection before the next tectonic riff lands. Sai isn’t interested in easy genre boundaries; "Though We Meet But Once" is equally a work of heavy catharsis and meditative dissolution.

For fans of forward-thinking heaviness - those drawn to the fringes of metal, post-rock, and ambient noise - Sai has delivered something rare: an album that defies repetition, rewards deep listening, and lingers long after the final note fades.

Released May 17, 2025 as free (cc) digital download and in beautiful limited digipak CD edition.

Composed, produced and mastered by Yasen Penchev

Cover artwork design by Angel Draganov

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